Two killed, three hurt in bus-car collision

In a major accident at PCL light point on Sunday midnight, a speedy private mini Sawraj Mazda bus rammed into Hyundai i10 car from the left side. The collision impact was very strong. Two people were killed on the spot and three others were injured. The deceased have been identified as cousins Sukhwinder Singh and Jairnal Singh.

According to information, on Sunday mid night around at 1:30 am, the speedy private bus coming from a side rammed into the car. Car was coming from Sohana to Mohali phase 3B1. There were five passengers in car. One victim died on the spot and the other injured people were rushed to the nearby private hospital. All of the passengers were family members or relatives. Meanwhile, private bus driver has been absconding who fled from the spot. The police later impounded the bus from the spot.

According to sources, as the impact of the collision was very strong, and the car was pushed by the bus till it hit the grille on the divider. Injured Ravinder Kaur, wife of Jarnail Singh, Amandeep Singh,son and other relative named Navjot Singh have been admitted to Fortis Hospital, Mohali.Jarnail Singh was resident of ‘Marraawala’ near Baddi and Sukhwinder Singh was resident of ‘Mangewal’ village, Anandpur Sahib.The police have registered a case against bus driver under Sections 279,337,427 and 304A of IPC. The police were investigating the matter.